Consultant Institutional Accountability Gender Equality, GPD Gender Equality,, NYHQ; Remote

Job no: 596234
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: New York
Level: Consultancy
Location: United States
Categories: Gender Development

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, the right to an education

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Purpose of Assignment:

Gender equality is essential to realizing the mandate of UNICEF to uphold the rights of all children. UNICEF’s Gender Equality Action Plan (GEAP) 2026-29 elaborates the steps required to accelerate progress on gender equality across the five Impact Result Areas of the Strategic Plan – health and nutrition, education, social policy, child protection and climate - as well as within institutional systems and processes, with clear indicators and monitoring mechanisms to track change.

As mandated by the Executive Board of UNICEF, a report is prepared every year on the status of implementation of the GEAP, to be presented at the annual session of the Board. The global annual report is based on Country Office annual reporting on GEAP priorities through the Results and Assessment Module, as well as using data from other corporate platforms like Vision and the Emergency Preparedness Platform.

In addition to the annual report to the Board, UNICEF prepares reports for the UN System-Wide Action Plan on Gender Equality, the UN Gender Equality Action Plan, and for donors to the gender equality portfolio. During the second half of the year, the GEAP hub’s focus shifts from reporting to supporting country-level implementation through technical assistance requests raised by Country Offices.

To support these reporting and implementation requirements, the Gender Equality Section of the Programme Group seeks a consultant to support the following tasks:

1) Support data quality assurance and aggregation for annual reporting

2) Facilitate the production of gender equality annual reports to document gender results, challenges and lessons.

3) Produce materials in support of technical assistance to countries.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:

Education: An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in social sciences (i.e. sociology, demography, psychology, political science, social policy or economics), public health, public policy, public administration, international development is required

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 5 (five) years of progressively responsible professional experience and demonstrated track record of having undertaken substantive writing and data analysis on gender and development.
• Experience in managing programmes/projects is essential, including budgets and contracts.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English (written and verbal) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.

Knowledge/Expertise/

Skills:

• Excellent written communication skills are essential.
• Ability to quickly produce visually interesting slide decks
• Knowledge of UNICEF/UN reporting systems and Board…